In order to prevent the recurrence of complaints against officials for coercing their subordinate employees to cast, obtain, or solicit votes in beauty, popularity, and other contests, the taking part directly or indirectly of Government officials in such contests either by soliciting votes or otherwise is hereby prohibited, and shall subject the offenders to administrative penalties including removal from the service.

Done at the City of Manila, this fourth day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the first.